Chapter 99

But, then again, Sandra—always the smart one—already picked it up. Her own eyes widened, she looked at her friend, "You know him?"

"O-Of course, I know him. I bumped into him that very day with you, remember?" Ismena was trying to throw her friend off.

"But that was a long time ago, and besides, he addressed you by your name too." Sandra isn't someone that can easily be thrown off. She added, "And it looks like he is here to see you... isn't that right?" That part was directed to Alphose.

Alphose, caught in the middle, was speechless but for an entirely different reason. Apart from the question he was asked, he broke out in cold sweat for an entirely different reason.

A minute of uncomfortable silence passed.

"We have to talk." He directed to Ismena at last.

"O-Okay."

To Sandra, he said, "We'll be back in a minute." He inclined his head slightly.

"Oh, of course," Sandra responded, baffled by the situation.

Why am I breathless just by seeing him again? She thought as she watched them